Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Makes appropriations to the Supreme Court for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the judicial system. Effective July 1, 2018.
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Removes various repeal dates of June 1, 2018 in provisions concerning allowing public building commissions to use the design-build delivery method for public projects. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the earned income tax credit to (i) 12% of the federal tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017 and beginning prior to January 1, 2018, (ii) 14% of the federal tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and beginning prior to January 1, 2019, (iii) 16% of the federal tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and beginning prior to January 1, 2020, (iv) 18% of the federal tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and beginning prior to January 1, 2021, and (v) 20% of the federal tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $4,500,000 from the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Fund to the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission for Historic Preservation Purposes. Appropriates $ 2,0 00,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Fund. Effective immediately.
Creates the Wage Lien Act. Provides that a lien exists on an employer's property for the amount of unpaid wages owed to an employee. Defines terms and includes provisions concerning creation of the lien; exemptions; notice; limitations; recording of the lien; enforcement; other claims on the employer's property; successor obligations; and construction.
Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Lowers penalties for the manufacture, delivery, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, and trafficking and possession of cannabis, controlled substances, and methamphetamine. Eliminates mandatory sentences of imprisonment for the manufacture, delivery, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, and trafficking and possession of these drugs. Eliminates extended term sentences, habitual criminal status, and Class X sentencing for violations of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that for judgments of $50,000 or less that do not include any compensation for bodily injury or death, judgments recovered in any court shall draw interest at a rate of 2% (currently 9% or 6% if the judgment debtor is a governmental entity) per annum. Effective immediately.
